Cover for pitchers, pots, jugs, &amp;c.



F. W." SEUBEL.

COVER FOR PITCHERS, POTS,JUGS, &c.

APPLICATION man )ULY 25, I918.

1,295,616. Patented Feb.25, 1919.

U ATTORNE rs STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK W. SE'UIBEL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BYDIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, .TO JOHN E. MARSDEN, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYL- VANIA.

' COVER. FOR'PITCHERS, POTS,,JUGS, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 25, 1918. Serial No. 246,744.

To all whom it may concern Be it lmown that I, FREDERICK W. SEUBEL, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulCover for Pitchers, Pots, Jugs, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a pitcher, pot, jug, or a like receptacle havinga lid or cover therefor, and'it consists of novel means on a member ofsaid lid and the handle of the receptacle whereby the former may bereadily connected with the latter and is likewise prevented fromslipping from position without the employment of screws, pins, springsor other fastenings as heretofore employed.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit orscope of the claim.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a pitcher or the like and thelid or cover therefor embodying my invention. 7

Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of a portion thereof, the lid orcover being removed.

Fig. 3 represents a section of a portion on line 33 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 represents a transverse section of the attaching member on thelid or cover omitting the handle of the pitcher, etc.

Fig. 5 represents a transverse section of the handle of the pitcher,etc.

Fig. 6 represents a section on line 66 Fig. 1 looking up.

Fig. 7 represents a top or plan view of a portion of the handle of thepitcher, etc.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates a pitcher, pot, jug, or like receptacle, the body of thesame being provided with the handle 2, both in the present case beingformed of glass.

3 designates a lid or cover of metal for the body, the same beingconnected with the butt 4: of metal by the hinge 5 so as to be raisedand lowered and adapted also to be closed and held in closed position bythe spring 6 applied to the butt and lid, the butt 4 having around itsrear end the flange 7 which is adapted to be fitted on and em-.

brace the mouth of the receptacle, said lid and butt closing the mouthof the receptacle 1 as well known.

8 designates the top member of the handle, the same extending inhorizontal directlon and'having in its opposite sides near the lower endof the member the grooves 9, the same extending in curvilinear directionand descending from rear to front, so that the front terminals are lowerthan the rear terminals, said grooves having their rear terminals closedby the vertically extending and laterally projecting shoulders 10 forming stops at or about the angular portion or place of junction of thegrip 11 of the handle with the top member 8 of the latter. Extendingupwardly from said stops 10 are the vertical and outwardly projectingshoulders 12 on the sides of said angular portion of the" handle, asmost plainly shown in Fig. 2.

13 designates the device which is adapted to secure the butt andconsequently the lid to the handle of the receptacle, the sameconsisting of a three-sided or inverted U- shaped piece of metal which Idenominate as a clasp which is adapted to be fitted over the top memberof the handle from above in front of the shoulders 12.

The somewhat resilient side members 14: ofsaid clasp have their lowerends inturned forming the lips 15 which are adapted to spring graduallyfrom rear to front into the grooves 9 and engage with the walls thereofthus connecting the clasp with the top member of the handle andretaining the butt and consequently the lid in position on the receptacle, but as the clasp is liable to be engaged by the fingers whenthe handle is grasped and so subjected to draft rearwardly wherebyunless prevented it would be slipped ofi" of the handle and so displacethe butt and lid, but here as the shoulders 12 are in the path of thesides 14 of the clasp, and the stops 10 are in the path of the inturnedlips 15 on said sides, said rearward draft is resisted and rearwardslidable motion of the clasp prevented, and so the clasp is accordinglycontrolled whereby it is retained in place and with it the butt and lid.

The sides of the clasp deepen from rear to front, and the lips thereonare curved to accord with the curvature of the grooves 9, thusincreasing the lengths of the lips and provide greater holding surfacesof said lips on the walls of said grooves. applying the clasp to thehandle its sides 14% are presented to the top member thereof and theclasp is lowered when the lips 15 enter the grooves 9. Then the clasp ispushed forward to full extent, said lips riding down said grooves anddrawing down the top wall of said clasp tightly upon the top member ofthe handle. Then the rear ends of said lips 15 are engaged by theshoulders 10 as whereby the clasp is firmly connected with the latterand so remains reliably in position without liability to rattle thereonor to be disconnected when in use unless by superior upward and outwardforce applied thereto.

It is evident that while rearward withdrawal of the clasp from thehandle is prevented by slidable motion as has been stated it may beslipped upwardly from the han dle by superior force sutlicient toovercome the holding action of the lips 15 in the grooves 9, the sides14: owing to their resiliency readily yielding to allow said lips toride over the top walls of said grooves and the sides of the handlemember 8, the effect of which is evident. Attention is drawn tothefactthat the upper side'of the top member of the handle is, in normalcondition, preferably flat and the top wall of the clasp is made flat toconform thereto, thus avoidin vertical direction and so the device initsentirety 'is of simple, light but strong and inexpensive construction. 7

Thelclaspcan be easily removed from the handle for the purpose ofcleansing the metal of the cover and clasp and the body of thereceptacle and as easily reapplied without any severe mechanical effort.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letterslf fatent is A receptacle of'the character. stated,having a handle in whose. sides are grooves vand on which sides areoutturned shoulders, the latter at the rear terminals ofsaid grooves,and means for attaching the cover of the receptacle to saidv handle,consisting of a clasp formed of a top wall, resilient sides dependingfrom the latter, and inturned lips on the lower ends of said-sides, saidgrooves extending downwardly to greater extent from rear to front, saidsides of the clasp having said lower ends depending to increasing extentfrom rear to front, said lips conforming to said ends-,.the rear-ends"of saidsides of the clasp beingadaptedto abut said side shoulders.

FREDERICK W. SEUBEL.

Witnesses JOHN A. IEDERsHEIM; JOHN A. NIXON.

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